Type debug and press Enter. This allows you to see internal "keys" or IDs for game elements.
active_ideas= disunited_government inefficient_economy
Open your country's Political tab (Q) and hover your mouse over the National Spirit you want to remove. A tooltip will appear showing the "Debug ID" (e.g., JAP_militarism or FRA_victors_of_wwi ).
Certain spirits are tied to Decisions . For example, managing internal stability or economic crises often requires spending Political Power on recurring decisions until a hidden timer or condition triggers the spirit's removal. 2. Using Console Commands (Quick Removal)
The primary way to remove a starting national spirit is via your . Look for focuses with the icon that looks like a broken chain or a minus sign (-).
In Hearts of Iron IV, National Spirits are removed primarily through completing National Focus trees, triggering specific in-game events, or enduring major political changes like civil wars. For non-Ironman games, console commands using the remove_idea [spirit_id] syntax can manually remove these modifiers, while modders utilize the remove_ideas = idea_name_here command in script files. For more details, visit Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki . National spirit - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki
Use FROM , ROOT , or a specific country scope:
